Dosa (Dal and Rice Pancakes)

Dosa, (page 202) a dal and rice pancake, was a challenge for me to make. The whole process of making a Dosa is a very interesting one. You start at least two days prior to the day you want to eat them by soaking the dal and rice. Next day you grind it up and let it ferment which takes 24 to 36 hours. By the third day, you are ready to cook them. This is harder than it sounds... out of the eight dosas I made only four were edible. I was just getting the hang of it when I ran out of batter. I never made a really thin one. I decided to make ours the Masala Dosas by adding the curried potatoes with peas in the center of it. They were very good and we ate them all.